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Side 15
... The two gentlemen could not intended for the whole day , and help laughing at
my eagerness the pitcher of water for our to get something to eat . drink . ' Good
God ! ' they At last the long - desired hour cried , shall we be treated in arrived ...
... The two gentlemen could not intended for the whole day , and help laughing at
my eagerness the pitcher of water for our to get something to eat . drink . ' Good
God ! ' they At last the long - desired hour cried , shall we be treated in arrived ...
Side 27
... I the next day , the 23d of Febru- came to bring joyful tidings to ary , a council
was held to decide the prisoner . I desired them upon , or rather to announce , the
to lay aside their fears , for the ever petition had passed the House taken for her .
... I the next day , the 23d of Febru- came to bring joyful tidings to ary , a council
was held to decide the prisoner . I desired them upon , or rather to announce , the
to lay aside their fears , for the ever petition had passed the House taken for her .
Side 28
I had , indeed , desired ately communicated my resolu- her to do it , that my lord
might tion to her . She was of a very go out in the same manner . tall and slender
make , so I Her eyebrows were rather inbegged her to put under her clined to be
...
I had , indeed , desired ately communicated my resolu- her to do it , that my lord
might tion to her . She was of a very go out in the same manner . tall and slender
make , so I Her eyebrows were rather inbegged her to put under her clined to be
...
Side 30
... ing too late ; so that everybody that he need not carry candles seemed
sincerely to sympathize in to his master till my lord with my distress . When I was
sent for him , as he desired to in the room , I talked to him as finish some prayers
first .
... ing too late ; so that everybody that he need not carry candles seemed
sincerely to sympathize in to his master till my lord with my distress . When I was
sent for him , as he desired to in the room , I talked to him as finish some prayers
first .
Side 31
of his enemies ; but that I did " I then desired one of the not know where he was .
servants to call a chair , and I • I discharged the coach , and went to the Duchess
of Monsent for a sedan - chair , and went trose , who had always borne a to the ...
of his enemies ; but that I did " I then desired one of the not know where he was .
servants to call a chair , and I • I discharged the coach , and went to the Duchess
of Monsent for a sedan - chair , and went trose , who had always borne a to the ...
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able allowed appeared approached arms arrived attempt bear became began boat body bread brought called canoe captain carried close continued course covered danger death desired directed discovered distance door English entered escape fear feet fell fire five forced four gave give guard half hands head heard hope immediately Indians island killed kind knew land Latude leave length light looked manner marched means miles mind months morning never night obliged officer once passed person piece possible present prison reached received remained rest returned river round sail says seemed seen sent ship shore short side situation soon suffered taken thought tion told took trees turned vessel weather whole wind wood wounded young
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Side 262 - At length, disappointed in the hope of seeing resistance made to the enemy, and sensible, of course, that no effort of my own unassisted arm could avail against four hundred Indians, I thought only of seeking shelter. Amid the slaughter which was raging I observed many of the Canadian inhabitants of the fort calmly looking on, neither opposing the Indians, nor suffering injury; and from this circumstance I conceived a hope of finding security in their houses.
Side 345 - ... betake themselves when pursued by man, or after they have committed their depredations on the farms of the surrounding district. I have crossed the path of the storm, at a distance of a hundred miles from the spot where I witnessed its fury, and again, four hundred miles farther off, in the state of Ohio. Lastly, I observed traces of its ravages on the summits of the mountains connected with the great pine forest of Pennsylvania, three hundred miles beyond the place last mentioned. In all these...
Side 345 - ... scarcely elapsed, when the whole forest before me was in fearful motion. Here and there, where one tree pressed against another, a creaking noise was produced, similar to that occasioned by the violent gusts which sometimes sweep over the country. Turning instinctively towards the direction from which the wind blew...
Side 178 - Notwithstanding the roughness with which I was treated, the remembrance of past kindnesses produced some signs of remorse in Christian. When they were forcing me out of the ship, I asked him if this treatment was a proper return for the many instances he had received of my friendship ? he appeared disturbed at my question, and answered, with much emotion, " That, Captain Bligh, that is the thing ; — I am in hell...
Side 413 - Mungo Park's Life and Travels. With a Supplementary Chapter, detailing the results of recent Discovery in Africa.
Side 23 - To this petition the king answered, that on this, and all other occasions, he would do what he thought most consistent with the dignity of his crown and the safety of his people.
Side 26 - ... really present ; and answered my own questions in my lord's voice, as nearly as I could imitate it. I walked up and down as if we were conversing together, till I thought they had time enough thoroughly to clear themselves of the guards. I then thought proper to make off also. I opened the door, and stood half in it, that those in the outward chamber might hear what I said ; but held it so close that they could not look in. I bid my lord a formal farewell for that night...
Side 263 - ... the corner in which I was, must have contributed. In a word, after taking several turns in the room, during which they told M. Langlade how many they had killed, and how many scalps they had taken, they returned down stairs, and I, with sensations not to be expressed, heard the door, which was the barrier between me and my fate, locked for the second time.
Side 368 - The people now dragged us above forty yards on the sand : it was the first and last time I was ever on a cayman's back. Should it be asked how I managed to keep my seat, I would answer, I hunted some years with Lord Darlington's fox-hounds.
Side 401 - At one moment, the dogs perceiving his eye thus engaged, had advanced close to his feet, and seemed as if they would actually seize hold of him ; but they paid dearly for their imprudence, for without discomposing the majestic and steady attitude in which he stood fixed, he merely moved his paw, and at the next instant, I beheld two lying dead.
Bibliografiske oplysninger
| Titel | The book of adventure and peril |
| Forfatter | Charles Bruce (writer of tales.) |
| udgivet | 1875 |
| Oprindeligt fra | Oxford University |
| Digitaliseret | 28. jun 2006 |
| Eksporter henvisning | BiBTeX EndNote RefMan |